SNEAK PREVIEW: Movies opening this week

Thursday

Aug 21, 2014 at 6:15 AM

Get a gander at scenes from this week's new crop of films.

Al AlexanderFor the Patriot Ledger

IF I STAYIn the summer’s umpteenth movie based on a young-adult novel (this one by Gayle Forman), Chloe Moretz plays a comatose teen experiencing a romantic out-of-body experience. R.J. Cutler (“The September Issue”) directs.

SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FORGraphic novelist Frank Miller and co-director Robert Rodriguez have a lot to live up to with this 3-D sequel to their 2004 original. So they might be fighting an uphill battle. But at least much of the cast returns, appearing in four nourish vignettes.

WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALLA “Friday Night Lights” retread that tells the semi-true story of a California high school’s record 151-game winning streak – and how the team regrouped after finally losing. Jim Caviezel and Laura Dern fill the Kyle Chandler-Connie Britton roles.

FRANKMichael Fassbender and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in a quirky rock ’n’ roll comedy about a Velvet Underground-like band and the naive outsider (Domhnall Gleeson) who has a life-altering experience upon joining the group.

SIDDHARTHIn a more cerebral “Taken,” a father (Rajesh Tailang) searches frantically for his 12-year-old son after he’s kidnapped by human traffickers. Winner of best film and best director (Richie Mehta) at the South Asian International Film Festival.